William Lindsey
I'm a theologian who writes about the interplay of belief and culture, spirituality and its connection to social activism, challenging the religious right's claim to own God, calling the churches to accountability for injustice to LGBT persons, creating dialogue with anyone who wants to build a more humane world, and stopping bullying of LGBT youth in schools.
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Bilgrimage
http://www.bilgrimage.blogspot.com/
Me on pilgrimage, sharing my journey to hope's horizon . . . . I'm a theologian who writes about the interplay of belief and culture, spirituality and its connection to social activism, challenging the religious right's claim to own God, calling the churches to accountability for injustice to LGBT persons, creating dialogue with anyone who wants to build a more humane world, and stopping bullying of LGBT youth in schools.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 3425 )
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Max Lindenman on Finally Trying Tolkien: Tolkien as Catholic Assignment
Reading Max Lindenman never fails to give delight. I love that he's willing to struggle with reading Tolkien as a kind of Catholic assignment, one a convert to... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Augstine Thompson's Biography of Francis of Assisi on Francis and Gender Roles:...
In previous postings, I've noted that the saint whose name the current pope has taken, Francis of Assisi, strikes many of us as a saint whose life corrects the... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More Minnesota: Clashing Notions of Canon Law in St. Paul-Minneapolis Abuse...
As I read about the big mess that has emerged in the archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis (and now in Duluth--more about that in a moment), I'm struck by two... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Marriage Equality Comes to New Jersey: "And Not Hearing Any Substantive, Worthy...
And not hearing any substantive, worthy objection . . . (at the 2:37 mark). See James Nichols's report at Huffington Post, too. Read more
Posted on 22 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Popular Science Shuts Down Comments Threads to Combat Internet Trolling
Alexander Reed Kelly's recent report at Truthdig about why Popular Science has shut down its comments threads catches my eye. We've discussed this issue here... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Alan McCornick at Hepzibah to the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey Re: Marriage...
Isaiah 1:18And speaking of how the Catholic church (at an institutional level) is often perceived these days as a retrograde force in American public life,... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
When Welcome Doesn't Mean Welcome: Catholic Church in Charlotte Refuses to Host...
As October began, I noted that the two Catholic bishops of North Carolina, Peter Jugis of Charlotte and Michael Burbidge of Raleigh, had recently announced... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on Story of Tippi McCullough's Firing by Mount St. Mary School in Little...
More on the story about which I wrote Friday, the firing of Tippi McCullough by Mount St. Mary Catholic school in Little Rock on the day of her marriage to... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: Some Republican Jihadists Live in "An Alternate Cognitive Univers...
Arthur Godwag at Salon this morning on what roils the Republican base right now:Some of the Republican jihadists who pressed for default feel so personally... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
How's That Shutdown Thing Playing in the Heartland? I Have a Story for You
"Lost, and unable to say what it was that oppressed them" (James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time [1962, repr. NY: Random House, 1993]). Read more
Posted on 20 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Augustine Thompson's Francis of Assisi: On Preaching the Good News Always,...
Augustine Thompson, Francis of Assisi: A New Biography (Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2012):It is telling that even after years of public speaking, Francis chose to mime... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Valuable Educational Resource: Stephen Fry's BBC Series "Out There" Now at...
Earlier in the week, I posted a video in which Stephen Fry interviews "ex-gay" therapist Joseph Nicolosi, founder of the National Association for Research and... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Story from My Own Backyard: Catholic School, Mount St. Mary, Fires Teacher Who...
I just wrote, As long as these kinds of stories from Catholic institutions continue to hit the news on a regular basis, LGBT Catholics with any self respect wil... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
"Welcoming Churches" and the BS Meter of Millennials: Valuable Statements from...
Among the best statements I read yesterday in support of GLAAD's Spirit Day was an essay, "I've Got Spirit, and So Do You," by Glennon Melton at her Momastery... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Kevin Clarke for America: HHS Mandate "Will Force Employers to Provide Health...
At America today, Kevin Clarke writes,The [U.S. Catholic] bishops also remain deeply concerned regarding the Health and Human Services mandate that will force... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Politics: False Centrism, False Centrism, False Centrism and the GOP Agenda of...
And political commentary that has caught my eye as the inglorious Republican shutdown of the U.S. government ends ingloriously: For Common Dreams, Richard... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Theology: Gustavo Gutierrez on Marginalization, Frida Berrigan on Catholics in...
And following on the heels of what I've just posted about Bishop Robert McElroy's essay "A Church for the Poor," more theology-oriented articles that have caugh... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Bishop Robert McElroy, "A Church for the Poor": Reframing the Catholic Moral...
At America Magazine, Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Francisco offers an essay entitled "A Church for the Poor." Bishop McElroy views Pope Francis's stress on... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
For GLAAD's Spirit Day, Melissa Harris-Perry on Marcel Neergaard, 11-Year-Old...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyToday is GLAAD's Spirit Day. To educate the public about the very serious problem of... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Disqus Problems!
Dear Readers,Please note Chris Morley's comment here this morning that Disqus seems to be having problems at many sites today. Read more
Posted on 16 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY